The Butterfly style or stroke originated in 1950s, and is a very attractive stroke, considering it from the audience perspective. The stroke was developed by swimmers who were trying to make breaststroke faster. The noticeable difference in this swimming style and the breaststroke is that the arms are recovered over the water at once and also the double legged dolphin kick. It is also called as...

Backstroke is another popular swimming style or technique followed in international swimming competitions around the world. It is considered to be a upside down freestyle stroke, since it is swum with the same alternating arm strokes along with rapid kicks. However, unlike in a freestyle stroke, where the swimmer is facing downwards, here the swimmer's face is facing towards the sky. It is a...

Freestyle swimming technique is among the most flexible officially recognized swimming style. It is also known as the crawl swimming style and is considered one of the fastest strokes. The only stiff rules in this style are that a swimmer does not touch the far wall or pull on the lane line while swimming. All types of strokes are allowed in this style. However, most swimmers have developed thei...